2025 Timetable (contact sessions) for master's and doctoral students

The progress presentation sessions are compulsory. Besides the presentation sessions, we expect both full and part-time students to interact with their supervisors at lease on a monthly basis.  It is the responsibility of the student to contact their supervisor for an appointment regarding the progress presentations. Please take note that if you have already attended the workshop on MS Word, Research Methodology and the training on Research Ethics Application and the GRM system, you do not have to attend it again.

 First Contact Session for MSc and PhD students: 10 February 2025 from 08:30-14:45
Monday 10 February 2025       
8:30 - 9:00   
Orientation for master's and doctoral students: Dr Paul Lourens

9:00 -  10:30 Research methodology: Prof Modreck Gomo

10:30 - 11:00 Discussion of proposal and assignment of supervisors. Please contact your Supervisor beforehand.
                        
11:00 - 12:00 Research Ethics Application process:  Willem Killian (Research Development)

12:00 - 13:00 Graduate Research Management (GRM) training: Katleho Nyaile (Postgraduate School)

14:00 - 14:45  Guidelines on using MS Word styles; page numbering; table of contents; list of sources; etc. Prof Francois Fourie

MSc and PhD Progress Presentation Contact Sessions  
26 - 27 May 2025:              MSc Students Progress Presentation Session (Face-to-Face)
28 May 2025:                     PhD Students Progress Presentation Session (Face-to-Face)

*Newly registered and other MSc and PhD students must present their proposals and progress. 
*MSc and PhD students planning to submit at the end of June 2025 (for December 2025 graduation) must present their thesis / dissertation to the academic panel. 

MSc Students Presentation Minutes 
Presentation time: 15 minutes
Discussion time:   10 minutes

PhD Students Presentation Minutes 
Presentation time: 20 minutes
Discussion time:    10 minutes

15 - 16 September 2025:      MSc Students Progress Presentation Session (via Blackboard)
17 September 2025:             PhD Students Progress Presentation Session (via Blackboard)

MSc and PhD students planning to submit at the end of October 2025 (for the April 2026 graduation) must present your thesis / dissertation to the academic panel. 

MSc Students Presentation Minutes
Presentation time: 15 minutes
Discussion time:    10 minutes

PhD Students Presentation Minutes
Presentation time: 20 minutes
Discussion time:    10 minutes


BLOEMFONTEIN CAMPUS FACULTY CONTACT

Elfrieda van den Berg (Marketing Manager)
T: +27 51 401 2531
E:vdberge@ufs.ac.za

QWAQWA CAMPUS FACULTY CONTACT

Dilahlwane Mohono (Faculty Officer)
T: +27 58 718 5284
E:naturalscienceqq@ufs.ac.za

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